Greater Manchester Family Court
Manchester Family Court Barristers
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The court
Family hearings in Manchester take place at Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Civil and Family Courts). Always check your notice of hearing for the venue, date and time.
Manchester Civil Justice Centre (Civil and Family Courts)
Family work listed by HMCTS
- Adoption
- Child arrangements
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse Protection Orders
- Domestic abuse
- Female genital mutilation
- Financial remedy
- Forced marriage
Visiting this building
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm
- Public counter
- By appointment only, 10am to 2pm (call 0300 123 5577)
- Paper C100 applications
- manchesterfamilyapplications@justice.gov.uk
- Parking
- No on-site parking. There is an NCP car park on Bridge Street.
- Step-free access
- Lifts to all floors and level access into court and hearing rooms.
- Rooms to speak with your Barrister
- Interview and consultation rooms.
- Children's room
- A separate waiting room for people who have had to bring children. Children must be supervised.
- Food and drink
- A cafeteria, open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 2pm.
- Also at this building
- There is a separate witness waiting area, and a quiet room for prayer or contemplation.
Good to know
- •HMCTS lists Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) among the work dealt with at this venue.
- •HMCTS states counter service is by appointment only.
Court details are taken from the HMCTS court finder. Arrangements can change, so check the court finder and your hearing notice before you travel.
Common Cases at Manchester Family Court
Child Arrangements
Applications about who a child lives with or spends time with. Includes the FHDRA, dispute resolution appointments, and contested final hearings.
Divorce & Financial Remedy
Financial settlement proceedings including the FDA, FDR, and final hearings. Property division, pensions, and maintenance.
Domestic Abuse Protection
Non-molestation orders and occupation orders, including urgent without-notice applications and return date hearings.
Enforcement Proceedings
Applications to enforce court orders that have been breached, committal proceedings, and applications to vary existing orders.
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